Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 4, 2026
Application of Hemostatic Devices in Laparoscopic Hepatectomy
Published on: April 19, 2022
Randomized clinical trial of BioFoam® Surgical Matrix to achieve hemostasis after liver resection
Nuh N Rahbari1, Emrullah Birgin2, Dorothée Sturm1
1Department of Gastrointestinal, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus at the Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Background:
Topical agents were designed to facilitate hemostasis during hepatic resection. The aim of this prospective randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of BioFoam® Surgical Matrix for achieving hemostasis after open hepatic resection.
Methods:
This was a prospective, randomized controlled monocentric trial of patients undergoing elective open liver resection between December 2015 and September 2017. The primary endpoint was time-to-complete hemostasis.
Results:
A total of 101 patients were enrolled in this trial, giving 51 patients in the BioFoam® group and 50 patients in the control group (without use of BioFoam®). Time-to-complete hemostasis was significantly reduced in the BioFoam® group (156 ± 129 versus 307 ± 264 s; P = 0.001). There were no significant differences in postoperative bile leaks (n = 6 (12%) vs. n = 5 (10%); P = 0.776), postoperative morbidity (n = 37 (73%) vs. n = 40 (80%); P = 0.482) or mortality (n = 3 (6%) vs. n = 1 (2%); P = 0.618) between groups.
Conclusion:
BioFoam® is a safe topical agent for achieving faster hemostasis during hepatic resection, however, the true clinical relevance of this finding needs to be further evaluated. ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT02612220.
